10-Hydroxycanthin-6-one has potential to be an antimicrobial agent. 10-Hydroxycanthin-6-one has in vitro antimalarial activity; it also has cytotoxic activity, it could be a plant anticancer agent.
3β,5α-Dihydroxy-(22E,24R)-ergosta-7,22-dien-6-one exhibits strong or moderate cytotoxic activities against MCF-7, A549, Hela and KB cell lines with IC50 values 4.98 (MCF-7), 1.95 (A549), 0.68(Hela), and 1.50 uM (KB), respectively.
9-Hydroxycanthin-6-one might be the active component that contributed to the aphrodisiac effect of E. longifolia by antagonizing the smooth muscle tone of CC as well as SV probably through interfering with Ca2+ mobilization.9-Hydroxycanthin-6-one inhibits Wnt signaling through the activation of GSK3β independent of CK1α.